Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 11, 2015 -- Metrostudy, a Hanley Wood company, announced today the release of its first quarter 2015 Home Building Outlook detailing housing construction trends nationwide. The Home Building Outlook is the platform for Metrostudy’s national and local forecasts, spotlighting the Top 100 Housing Markets across the United States.
The first quarter update indicates U.S. Housing Starts are expected to advance gradually to hit 1.1 million this year, with 715,000 of those being single family homes as defined by the Commerce Department. Multi-family housing starts are expected to increase to 385,000 as the rental market continues to exhibit strength.
New Home Sales are expected to increase 18.8% to 519,000 this year, up from 437,000 in 2014. The best overall new home markets are Denver, Austin, and The Villages (FL) in terms of health and local new home sales forecast. The southern U.S. dominates in terms of sales volume, with the largest new home markets expected to be Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta.
“We continue to forecast a gradual recovery in construction,” says Brad Hunter, Chief Economist of Metrostudy. “Our forecast of eventual rising new home demand is founded on a reversion to long-standing typical behavior patterns. One of these relates to the "doubling-up" of households during and after an extended recession. But we are now seeing some evidence that those households are beginning to split apart once again, increasing demand for housing. As rising rents eventually hit the pain point, more people will begin to consider home ownership again.”
Metrostudy produces the Home Building Outlook to provide the building industry with visibility into local residential construction activity as well as official national forecasts.
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Metrostudy, a Hanley Wood company, is the largest provider of comprehensive research and insight for the real estate industry. Builders, developers, banks, manufacturers, retailers and many other industries all rely on Metrostudy's data and analytics to support strategic business decisions at the local, regional and national market level.
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